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Apple collaborating with Google and AT&T to deliver internet to Puerto Rico

By Dan Pye ● Monday, October 23, 2017

Apple is partnering with Google parent company Alphabet and AT&T to deliver internet to those in Puerto Rico affected by the fallout from Hurricane Maria, according to a blog post by Alistair Westgarth, head of Project Loon. The Project Loon balloons deliver communications equipment to remote parts of the world, and multiple U.S. agencies have approved their use over Puerto Rico. AT&T will provide LTE service, and SES Networks, Liberty Cablevision, and other companies are providing hardware on the ground. An Apple update to cellular settings in iOS will grant iPhones in that region access to the unused LTE frequency Band 8 used by Project Loon’s balloons. [via AppleInsider]